Election 2020: March For Our Lives Co-Founder, Matt Deitsch, Joins Sanders Campaign
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- Published on Saturday, 08 February 2020 08:40
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Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign on Saturday announced that Matt Deitsch, co-founder of the March for Our Lives movement, will join the campaign as Gun Violence Prevention Advisor and will help organize around and expand the campaign's gun violence prevention platform.
A graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL Deitsch, 22, led messaging and strategy for March for Our Lives 2018 electoral effort which bolstered the largest youth turnout in midterm history.
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"America's gun violence epidemic is a public health crisis that requires dedicated organizing. The Military Industrial Complex has tainted our health across America and abroad," Deitsch said. "I am proud of Senator Sanders' growth and commitment to ending gun violence, and we won't win this fight for all of our safety unless we organize at a historic level. And that's what we are setting out to do with this effort."
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Deitsch will organize the campaign's efforts in building a diverse coalition of organizers, gun violence prevention organizations and survivors. The policy will aim to tackle all the factors associated with gun violence and trauma taking into account the many forms of gun violence.
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"Young people are leading the fight against gun violence in this country, and I am proud that Matt will join us to help build this movement together," said Sanders. "We must finally take on the enormous and corrupt power of the NRA and stop the epidemic of gun violence plaguing our country."
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